Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-08-06

| ledIIci pllySlCldliS Ol GTOStDuTS anu attempt
to prove TO them that they are making grand
mistakes in their mode of practice, and should
prescribe to them different theory of dag
nosis, treatment and the administration of
medicine, what do you think they would say {?
Why they they would laugh at me and make
me an object of public derision.
| Yea, how often Is such the case.
They not only Laughed" at Christ
with "derision," but crucified Him for
appearing before the learned "phy-
sicians" of religion in Jerusalem with
His different theories, diagnosis, treat
ment, etc. His death was analogous to
that Of Socrates, which brings me to the
subject of ethical culture, and which
| said believed improves the church
and world
"S." says:
! This creed has gained many adherents in
our day. But can anyone point to experience
or historical facts in support of the idea?
Lack of space causes brevity.
Has not the world improved since
the introduction of ethics? Ethical
culture placed the ancient Greeks at
the head of science, art, literature,
music. ulpture, and the Athenians at
the head Of civilization, in which age
their progress was miraculous. These
Greeks acquired perfect manhood
through their laws making physical
exercise compulsory. Was it not
wonderful the changes that were
wrought at that time9 Her philos-
ophers advocated only what was good j;
THAT ignorance OF the good and evil
in human life was the source Of all
practical error"
Civilization, progress, religion
everything, in fact, owes its present
status to ethical culture IN and 0M of
religion. AS the world advanced
religion of some form or other spread
| from the Hindoo to the laws of Moses,
which were the best given to the world,
and still ethics were observed until
christianity brought in It's plan, when
they were still in existence. We find
the Grecians first to accept the religion
Of Jesus Christ, which must have
been due to their superior intellect and
regard for ethical culture, produced
by the physical development known to
them; the first to accept because it
was full Of the ethical the good of
mankind !
Trace history and you will find the
laws of the nations changed from
time to time through tho application
of ethics. "S." says, however, "it
never built an almshouse, seminary or
school of learning" Was it not the
religious persecution of foreign powers
that compelled the emigration Of their
subjects to this country? Has it not
different laws to that of any other
country? The greatest asylum that
has ever been built is governed by the
Constitution Of the United States.
which has been produced through
ethical culture. "S.' calls it Il "faree,"
and adds that he "believes in christian
ethics" Is it always christian ethics
on the battlefield which carries water
to parched lips or does the net emanate
from mere humane instinct?
The conclusion is that ethics can
and are practiced in christianity, for
they preceded christianity. They
were taught before christianity was
even paophesied. If one did not call
our religion of to-day by its present
name, and accepted it as it ought to
be, it could just as well be styled
ethical culture.
Christianity is not to-day what 1t was
thought to be il the beginning.
Ministers of the gospel no longer
rush into the bottomless to save
souls therefrom," but through the
practice of ethics now remain outside.
Mr.. Talmage says:
They stand to-day preaching i'll churches
that hold l 900 people and there are 100 per-
sons present, and If they cannot have the
world saved in their way, it seems as if they
don't want it saved at all.
That is appearing before the "learn-
ed physicians with different dag
nosis of treatment" Is it not ethical ?
People do not now believe what some
of our ancestors did. The intellect of
man changes according to his advance
ment in the science. lis the progress
of the age that makes ethics prac-
ticable as will be shown in Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher's remarks on
physical exercise. | said all that
thought necessary in my last article in
behalf of amusements, in which |
even went outside of the proposed
routine Of the Club, but to which now
bring Mr.. Beecher's opinion to bear.
He says:
1t is essential that amusementS should be
selected that promote health, vigor and skill.
They should not be simple aiinless wander
ing after mere pleasure. Its the true doctrine
of amusement that it should be such as to
contribute to the well-being of the body. 1t
Is therefore important, especially in cities,
that great provision should be made for atb.